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I was asked to test out a new iOs App for Deaf and Hard of Hearing people called MyEar. It's a speech-to-text App to help in communication.

MyEar came about when a CODA (Child of Deaf Adult) saw how much his Deaf father was struggling to lipread day in and out. He decided to create an App to help his dad.

I think this is a great App! Even if you're a skilled lipreader - you'll still only catch about 30% of the conversation. Not fair is it? MyEar will help transcribe what's being said - it's not perfect - and they state that clearly - but I've found it to be much, much better than other Apps available out there.

This will help in various situations:

You don't know Sign Language (late deafened)

There is no interpreter available (or it's a long wait for one)

Short quick conversations (ordering a coffee and such)

Family gatherings where no one else signs

​Here's a video demonstration on how it works:

Pretty simple right! No advertising,, no asking people to download the same app, no popups, no more buying "minutes"!

One drawback I found with it - you need an internet connection for it to work, so sometimes it won't work on my iPad. But, very few places don't have public WiFi these days.

So, check out their Facebook Page or download it yourself with this link: